Shannan McCarthy Gaudette (born May 19, 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
McCarthy played collegiate tennis at the
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...
from 1989 to 1992, along with identical twin sister Shawn.
A Georgia local, she earned a total of seven All-American selections and set a university record 150 career singles wins.
In 1992 she was runner-up to
Lisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. Raymond has eleven major titles to her name: six in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. On June 12, ...
in the NCAA Championships. She was granted a wildcard into the women's singles draw at the
1992 US Open and was beaten in the first round by
Sabine Hack
Sabine Hack (; born 12 July 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She began her career on the WTA Tour
The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for wom ...
.
From 1992 she began touring professionally and was most successful in the doubles format. As a doubles player she was runner-up in three WTA Tour tournaments and was ranked a career high 60 in 1993. She reached a top ranking in singles of 153 in the world.
In 1997 she partnered with
Kelly Pace to win a $75k doubles tournament in Wichita, which was the last professional tournament she played on tour.
She and her husband, physical therapist Mike Gaudette, have four children, including a set of triplets.
WTA Tour career finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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1970 births
Living people
American female tennis players
Tennis players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia Bulldogs women's tennis players
Identical twins